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Jinjing Sawyl Longwei

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[longwei2go]

Trust me, that'll change real soon.

[ Yin makes her way to the kitchen, draping her jacket over the back of the couch on the way past it. hopefully Vera's kitchen is easy to dig through for a glass. spoilers: she's going for tap water. ]

[heiroglyphs]

[She has a whole cabinet full of glasses that should be easy enough to find, all meticulously clean.]

Fine, whatever.

[longwei2go]

—you know, it's a lot harder to be mad at you when you're like this. Because I know you're not acting like a bitch for the sake of it. I know you're just fucking drunk.

[ despite the brutal honesty, Yin sounds relieved in a way. things could be worse.

when she's done yammering it's time to deliver the water by holding it out to Vera in her right hand.

well. the thing that's very hand-like but not human at all. probably should have warned her about that. ]

[heiroglyphs]

Fuck you, I am a bitch.

[She huffs, arms crossed. People should be afraid of her. She's strong, she's fierce.

And then Yin walks in

Using her right arm.

That she didn't have before.

And it's metal. That metal. They talked about this before.]

Yin, what the fuck, you actually put it on?!

[longwei2go]

[ as fierce as a small, poofy lapdog.

Yin frowns. ] Yeah. Is that a problem?

[ though it takes a second for her to dial back how suddenly defensive she felt about it. ] I've been... trying it out. I had no time to take it off and put it away.

[heiroglyphs]

[Vera tries to stand for a moment, stumbling forward before catching herself on the arm of the couch.]

Shit I mean you were so pissed about it the last time we talked... I thought you threw it out or something.

[longwei2go]

Hey, easy! [ Yin's free hand moves to Vera's to keep her stable and seated, if that's possible. ] Just drink your water and stay on the couch.

[heiroglyphs]

I can stand if I want to...

[She pouts, but does as Yin says. Whatever, she could do a whole dance routine right now if she wanted. Who are you to say she can't?]

Well, it looks good on you, at least.

[longwei2go]

[ she sighs, then flexes her new fingers. ] Yeah, I gotta admit, it's pretty cool looking. Works well. Tough as hell. It's just — I still can't figure out why the hell those people at Retrospec sent it to me.

[heiroglyphs]

The same reason they sent me a tiara.

[She takes a sip of water.]

So they can fuck with your insecurities.

[longwei2go]

A ... tiara? [ not even broaching the issue of those being gifts unequal in measure, Yin bites her lip and tries not to laugh. ]

[heiroglyphs]

Yeah, yeah, get your princess jokes out of the way.

[She chugs the rest of her water in a huff.]

[longwei2go]

Who, me? Pfft. [ she's a good liar but not when the other person knows it's coming. ] I got those out of my system last time I was here.

[heiroglyphs]

Among other things.

[longwei2go]

[ Yin frowned hard. it takes a lot of self-control to keep from commenting on that. what better way to deflect than to focus on a more recent pain? ]

She move out already?

[heiroglyphs]

Yeah, she's long gone.

[Vera sighs, sinking back against the couch.]

Whatever, I'm used to being alone.

[longwei2go]

So, is the over-size shirt yours, or hers? [ yeah, she noticed. ]

[heiroglyphs]

[The heiress hugs her knees to her chest.]

It's her's...

[longwei2go]

[ Yin made a disapproving face. ] You were dating for... what? A month? Two?

[heiroglyphs]

Almost four. We've been keeping it a secret.

[longwei2go]

Really? Heh. Damn. I guess I was too slow.

[ for what? she doesn't explain. instead she just turns and heads on toward the doors to figure out which room was Vera's and which was Vic's. ]

[heiroglyphs]

[And she'll be surprised to find there is only one bedroom. The other room in the hallway is filled with gym equipment.]

We tried not to be too touchy in public, have people think we're good friends and not... good friends.

[longwei2go]

Uh-huh. Just gals being pals, right? [ she can spot the occupied room easy enough but the gym equipment surprises her. ] I know how...

Hell-o... What have we here?

[heiroglyphs]

What? What's "here"?

[She sits up on the couch to try and see what Yin is seeing.]

Ugh. You can't tell me to sit down then wander off like that.

[longwei2go]

The work-out room! [ Yin sticks her head into it, but raises her voice. ] I mean, this looks more like my jam than either of you. What gives?